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  • 14-02-2019
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Norman bought 5/6 pounds of cookies. He ate 3/5 cookies. What was the weight of the cookies he ate

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MrsStrong
MrsStrong MrsStrong
  • 19-02-2019

Answer:

Half a pound.

Step-by-step explanation:

To find the number of pounds he ate, multiply the fractions.

[tex]\frac{5}{6}*\frac{3}{5} = \frac{15}{30}=\frac{1}{2}[/tex]

He ate 1/2 a pound.

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